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Thursday, June 7, 2007
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WORD: toper TOH-puhr (noun)
: One who drinks frequently or to excess
SYNONYMS: * drunkard
* sot
* alcoholic
WORD WISE: Toper is formed from the verb tope, "to drink,"
originally an interjection used in proposing a toast, from
French tope!, "agreed!" from toper, "to cover a stake in
playing at dice, to accept an offer, to agree."
QUOTE: "But there remains a core of bottom-line voters to
whom the promise of tax cuts is as seductive as gin to a
toper."
--David Nyhan, "Tax cuts for all - wheee!" Boston Globe,
January 21, 2000
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BONUS WORD OF THE DAY: junta HUN-tuh, JUHN-tuh (noun)
: A governmental council or committee, especially one that
rules after a revolution.
: A closely knit group united for a common purpose and
usually meeting secretly
Junta comes from the Spanish word for "joined" (hence, a
group of persons joined for a common purpose), from Latin
junctus, past participle of jungere, "to join."
OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) doggo dawgoo (adverb)
: not moving or making any sound in order not to be
discovered
Late 19th century. Formed from dog, dogs having the
capacity to lie in this manner.
2) malarkey me laarkee (noun)
: nonsense or rubbish, especially insincere talk
Early 20th century, origin unknown.
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